How do the world’s biggest sports, teams and advertisers engage fans? What sort of content and campaigns truly resonate? And what are the secrets to monetizing the world’s most in-demand audience?
The Fan Engagement Podcast brings you in-depth conversations with the smartest minds in sport.
Our host, award-winning journalist Megan Cain, quizzes senior leaders from brands, rights holders, betting companies, broadcasters and more to bring you actionable insights on fan engagement.
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How do the world’s biggest sports, teams and advertisers engage fans? What sort of content and campaigns truly resonate? And what are the secrets to monetizing the world’s most in-demand audience?
The Fan Engagement Podcast brings you in-depth conversations with the smartest minds in sport.
Our host, award-winning journalist Megan Cain, quizzes senior leaders from brands, rights holders, betting companies, broadcasters and more to bring you actionable insights on fan engagement.
#11 Marcus Mellor, Burnley FC – How one of England’s oldest football clubs is engaging U.S. fans
The Fan Engagement Podcast
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1 year ago
#11 Marcus Mellor, Burnley FC – How one of England’s oldest football clubs is engaging U.S. fans
Marcus Mellor is Head of Commercial at Burnley Football Club, who play in the English Football League (EFL) Championship.
One of England’s oldest football clubs, Burnley FC recently became the subject of U.S. investment, with a star-studded roster of investors including JJ and Kealia Watt and popular YouTube collective, Dude Perfect. Burnley FC is on a mission to leverage its partnerships to drive U.S. market growth.
But how is the club’s U.S. audience engagement strategy playing out so far? How does the club use first-party fan data to attract new sponsors? And how is its partnership with TikTok to stream live women’s matches disrupting sports viewing?
In episode 11 of The Fan Engagement Podcast, you’ll learn:
00:29 Introduction to Marcus and his role at Burnley
02:33 Who are Burnley FC?
03:30 The impact of American investment in English football
04:11 Why Burnley is focusing on expanding its fan base in the U.S.
05:46 How to engage new casual fans and avid loyal fans
07:20 JJ Watt and Dude Perfect – leveraging partnerships for U.S. growth
09:00 Communicating Burnley’s core values at home and abroad
11:25 Burnley women’s team’s unique streaming partnership with TikTok
14:09 How Burnley leverages fan data to engage new and existing fans
15:46 The importance of first and third-party data in Burnley’s growth
17:31 How Burnley uses data to attract new sponsors.
19:01 Burnley’s Take Me to Turf competition in the U.S.
20:25 Explaining promotion and relegation to U.S. investors
23:23 What the data says – Burnley’s digital growth
The Fan Engagement Podcast
How do the world’s biggest sports, teams and advertisers engage fans? What sort of content and campaigns truly resonate? And what are the secrets to monetizing the world’s most in-demand audience?
The Fan Engagement Podcast brings you in-depth conversations with the smartest minds in sport.
Our host, award-winning journalist Megan Cain, quizzes senior leaders from brands, rights holders, betting companies, broadcasters and more to bring you actionable insights on fan engagement.
